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DBSA Support Groups: An Important Step on the Road to Wellness
DBSA support groups are places where people with depression or bipolar disorder and those who care about them can share experiences, discuss coping skills and offer hope to one another. Includes information about the benefits of support groups and how to find or start a group in your area.

Dual Diagnosis and Recovery - Spanish
IN SPANISH: Dual Diagnosis is a term used when a person has a mood disorder and a problem with alcohol or drugs. This brochure will help you identify whether you may have a dependency problem, as well as offer information and suggestions for dealing with a dual diagnosis. DBSA, 2003. Brochure, 16 pages.

Helping a Friend or Family Member with Depression or Bipolar Disorder
Mood disorders, such as Depression or Bipolar Disorder affect millions of people. Their family and friends are affected too. This brochure will tell you about what your family member or friend is going through, and how you can help your loved one and yourself.

Saying No to Negative Thinking
Negative thinking is often a symptom of depression and bipolar disorder. These illnesses can make it more difficult to see things in a positive light. This guide can help you say no to negative thinking.

Six Month Personal Calendar
Our six-month calendar is back by popular demand!
The six-month diary helps to keep you to track your moods on a daily basis. Take a few minutes each day to record information about your medications, sleep patterns, moods throughout the day, and significant events. This will provide you with a daily and monthly recap for your and your doctor (or aother health care professional) as you review your treatment. DBSA, 2005.

Suicide Prevention and Mood Disorders
Information to help you understand suicidal thinking and to learn to overcome suicidal thoughts. This booklet includes straightforward sections covering topics such as recognizing risk factors, how to help someone who is considering suicide, and how to create a "Plan for Life."

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Suicide Prevention Card (pack of 25)
Pack of 25. This card will easily fit in a wallet or pocket, and includes tips for coping with suicidal thoughts, a hotline number, and space to write names and numbers of people you can call for help. DBSA, 2003.
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Understanding Agitation
Everyone feels antsy or restless from time to time. But some people develop a more severe form of uneasiness called agitation. Recognizing the signs of agitation and knowing what to do when they appear can be helpful to people with mood disorders and their loved ones.

Understanding Hospitalization for Mental Health
Understanding Hospitalization for Mental Health explains how hospitalization helps, why you might need hospitalization, what happens in the hospital, how to make the best of your time there, and how to stay healthy when you come home. There is also a 30-day treatment and mood tracking calendar.

Understanding Your Mood: An Introduction to Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Understanding Your Mood combines two of our most popular brochures, Introduction to Depression and Bipolar Disorder and You've Just Been Diagnosed . . . What Now? into one convenient pamphlet. The brochure provides basic information on mood disorders, how to work with a care team, and tips for creating a wellness plan for life.

What You Need to Know About Dietary Supplements
Learn about what herbal and natural supplements are being used in the treatment of mood disorders.

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Support Groups Help

Depression and bipolar disorder can be isolating illnesses, but DBSA support groups can help you connect with others who have been there as well. Visit a DBSA support group and get the support that is essential to recovery.

OUR MISSION: DBSA provides hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people who have mood disorders.

The Power of Peers

DBSA envisions wellness for people who live with depression and bipolar disorder. Because DBSA was created for and is led by individuals living with mood disorders, our vision, mission, and programming are always informed by the personal, lived experience of peers.